BYU Claims Team Titles at MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

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BYU Claims Team Titles at MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Cougar men five-peat; Cougar women win fourth MWC outdoor title in five years.

BYU won their fifth MWC outdoor title in five years.

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May 15, 2004

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LAS VEGAS - BYU swept both the men's and women's team titles at the 2004 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by UNLV at Myron Partridge Stadium/Sheila Tarr Smith Field. The Cougars ran away with both championships, the fifth straight in the five years of the conference's existence for the men, while it was the fourth championship in five years for the women after placing second to San Diego State in 2003.

BYU's men finished with 261 points, with Colorado State second with 196. Air Force was third with 161.5 points, followed by New Mexico (94.5), Wyoming (73) and Utah (22). On the women's side, the Cougars posted 228 points for first, followed by San Diego State in second with 160. Colorado was third with 117, follow by Wyoming in fourth with 96 points. Utah was fifth with 63 points, follow by host UNLV (58), Air Force (50), New Mexico (46).

Four all-time Mountain West Conference records were set. On the women's side, San Diego State broke its own record in the 4x100m relay (44.45); UNLV's Christine Spence in the high jump (6 feet, 3/4 inches), and SDSU's Tonette Dyer in the 400m dash (51.15), while Dyer also set a MWC championship meet record in the 200m dash (22.95). Breaking men's MWC records were Matthew Rowe of BYU in the 400m dash (46.29), while the BYU 4x400-meter relay set an MWC Championship meet record with a time of 3:07.72 and repeated as 4x400 champions.

Freshman of the Year

Men - Niklas Arrhenius, BYU

Women - Janine Polischuck, San Diego State

High Point

Men - John Woods, Sr., Colorado State (22.50)

Women - Nicole Ireland, Sr., San Diego State (36.50)

Outstanding Performance

Men - Robison Pratt, BYU (17' 9 1/4" - 5.42 meters - Pole Vault)

Zack Schaefer, Wyoming (213' 10" - 65.17 meters - Hammer throw)

Niklas Arrhenius, BYU (61' 11 1/2" - 18.88 meters - Shot Put)

Women - Tonette Dyer, San Diego State (51.15 - 400 meter dash)

Coach of the Year

Men - Mark Robison, BYU

Women - Craig Poole, BYU

MWC Championship Notes

MWC Men's Freshman of the year Niklas Arrhenius of BYU won both the discus and shot put with throws of 188'-02" and 61'-11.5", respectively.

MWC Women's Freshman of the year Janine Polischuk won the heptahlon, placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles, sixth in the long jump and seventh in the javelin.

San Diego State's Tonette Dyer (200m, 400m dash) and Nicole Ireland (100m, 400m hurdles) were both two-time individual champions, and ran on SDSU's MWC record-setting 4x100 meter relay (44.45). Ireland repeated as champion in both the 100 and 400 hurdles.

Colorado State's John Woods doubled with wins in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes.

Greg Flint of BYU defended his 400-meter hurdle title with a winning time of 50.67.


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	MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE - 5/12/2004 to 5/15/2004
	Outdoor Track & Field Championships
	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	Team Rankings - Through Event 42
	Female Team Scores
	Place	School			Points
	1	BYU		BYU		228
	2	SDSU		SDSU		160
	3	Colorado St.		CSU		117
	4	Wyoming		WYOM		96
	5	Utah		UTAH		62
	6	UNLV		UNLV		58
	7	Air Force		AFA		50
	8	New Mexico		UNM		46
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	Male Team Scores
	Place	School			Points
	1	BYU		BYU		261
	2	Colorado St.		CSU		196
	3	Air Force		AFA		161	.	50
	4	New Mexico		UNM		94	.	50
	5	Wyoming		WYOM		72
	6	Utah		UTAH		22
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